Proactive Management of Aesthetic Quality to Maintain Customer Confidence

Adams, Hunter; Pochiraju, Susheera; Barrowman, Polly; Chowdhury, Zaid K.; Voegele, Trevor P.; McGuire, Michael J.; Bartrand, Timothy A.; Fulmer, Alice H.

doi:10.1002/awwa.2162

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“…FIM provides rapid particle concentration and size distribution results down to 2 µm, giving analytical results within minutes that are highly representative of the water quality. FIM can be used to help characterize aesthetic issues and reduce complaints (Reilley-Matthews 2007), and many utilities use FIM to monitor algae/cyanobacteria in surface water (Adams et al 2023). FIM data can also be used along with…”

Section: Uses and Benefits Of Fimmentioning

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Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Adams,

Barrowman,

Southard

et al. 2023

Journal AWWA

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Key TakeawaysRegular monitoring of particle concentration in conjunction with turbidity analysis provides supplementary data that can provide important water quality information.Particle analysis using flow imaging microscopy (FIM) can help operators better understand various treatment processes and algae growth in source waters.Specific size ranges can be monitored using FIM for target pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia.

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Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Adams,

Barrowman,

Southard

et al. 2023

Journal AWWA

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Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated algae bloom, T&O, and cyanotoxin monitoring program

Adams,

Southard,

Reeder

et al. 2023

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The City of Wichita Falls (CWF) Cypress Environmental Laboratory (CEL) established an integrated monitoring program in response to extreme taste and odor (T&O) events in 2016. The program uses field monitoring with sondes, sensory analysis to describe types of odors, water quality bench testing, algae/cyanobacteria identification and enumeration by flow-imaging microscopy, actinomycetes culturing, T&O detection by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), cyanotoxin screening by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and cyanotoxin detection by fluorometry. To date, the CEL had detected 16 T&O events prior to finished tap being discharged to the distribution system. This has allowed utility staff to take proactive measures to mitigate events, which has virtually eliminated consumer T&O complaints. This article provides a brief history of T&O analysis, means to monitor and mitigate blooms, T&O compounds, and cyanotoxins, and measures the effectiveness of the CEL's monitoring program by evaluating each T&O event, and specifically geosmin.

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Proactive Management of Aesthetic Quality to Maintain Customer Confidence

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Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Water Quality Monitoring Using Particle Analysis

Measuring the effectiveness of an integrated algae bloom, T&O, and cyanotoxin monitoring program

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